Kimball native, Brock Wentz, a fourth-year medical student at the University
of Nebraska Medical Center, has been honored by the American Medical Association
Foundation as one of this years recipients of the AMA Foundation Leadership
Award.
The award recognizes 25 medical students, 25 residents and fellows and
25 young physicians from around the country who have demonstrated outstanding
leadership skills in non-clinical and community service activities.
Wentz received the award March 2 at the AMAs inaugural Excellence in
Medicine Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The AMA Foundation, in association
with Pfizer medical Humanities Initiative, provided award winners with
special training designed to improve their effectiveness as emerging leaders
in medicine. Award winners also attended last months AMAs National Advocacy
Conference.
Wentz is an active member of the AMA, serving his local chapter as immediate
past president, the state chapter as Student Chair to Health Care Insurance
& Medical Delivery Systems and immediate past chair to Association
Affairs. He recently provided national service as the chair of the reference
committee. In addition, he recently served as UNMC student senate president
and was a non-voting, student member of the University of Nebraska Board
of Regents.
As the philanthropic arm of the American Medical Association, the AMA
Foundation is committed to providing a broad range of programs that improve
the health of all Americans.